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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1919
Page
4
The piece discusses Western high schools voting for gingham dresses over silk and comments on women's attire. It also touches on Germany facing a heavy war indemnity, suggesting taxation rises and debt repayment strategies as Europe braces for financial strain.
The American Medical Association seeks a 1.5 million dollar Congressional appropriation to fund influenza germ research in cooperation with the U S Public Health Service. The goal is to study prevention and treatment to avoid another 400 000 death toll and better plan campaigns during future outbreaks. Congress should act promptly to protect public health.
Germany remains resourceful despite extensive destruction in Belgium and France. With the treaty it can import food and manufacturing materials, and its merchant fleet and industries survive. Coal and ore shortages can be met by purchases, preserving economic potential despite wartime losses.
Harvey's Weekly laments Senator Burleson overstepping in the telephone and telegraph case. It argues he secretly keeps control, shunts blame to private firms, and demands removal from the post office by early action. The piece cites Kingsbury testimony and newspaper rivals, labeling Burleson a political master general whose tactics threaten public service.
Harvey's Weekly dismisses claims that Bolshevists or Republicans staged bomb plots or leaked treaty texts to discredit President Wilson. The piece argues such charges are absurd political theater, unnecessary provocations by opposition and administration loyalists alike, exposing their folly.
An old worry about America's neglect of music shifts as new attitudes emerge. The piece recalls earlier times when music was scarce and barely heard beyond parlor organs. It contrasts past quiet resistance with current efforts to foster tuneful life across communities.
A sprawling piece argues Americans enjoy a rich musical life from pianos to cinema orchestras and warns fathers against steering sons away from their natural talents. It urges healthy bodies and broad education as the path to future success, honors GOP aims, and notes suffrage progress and policy shifts in Congress.
West Virginia coal markets remained firm through the latter half of June, according to reports from Charleston. Prices and bidding showed steady demand, with miners and buyers noting resilient activity amid market conditions.
The summer term of the United States District Court for the North en District of West Virginia will convene tomorrow at Biking with Judge G Dayton presiding. A grand jury is called to start Tuesday afternoon and many cases pending since the May Wheeling grand jury will be disposed of, including numerous narcotic cases arising under the Harrison set and arrests of alleged violators in the city.
A strong quake Sunday near Viethio in the Florence district killed about 120 people. The center of the tremor left Viethio in ruins and damaged nearby villages.
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